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Alt Healthwatch focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers libraries full text articles for more than 180 international, and often peer-reviewed journals and reports. In addition, there are hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts.
Provided by the Illinois State Library.
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Biography Reference Source offers a comprehensive collection of more than 460,000 full-text biographies, including the complete full-text run of Biography Today and Biography, as well as thousands of narrative biographies that are not available in other databases.
Provided by Illinois State Library
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This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Coverage: 1832 - 1953
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Digitized images of British Foreign Office files dealing with China, Hong Kong and Taiwan for the years 1919--1980.
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Full text history reference database for undergraduate research featuring more than 2,400 reference books, 135 leading history periodicals, historical documents, biographies, photos, maps and video.
Provided by the Illinois State Library.
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Large database of articles covering all humanities subject areas.
Provided by the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois.
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Sharpen your AP, SAT, and AP exam skills under College Admissions Test Prep.

Practice math, science, and other academic content under College Students or High School Students.
Provided with funding from the Illinois State Library.
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Providing full-text coverage of the world's most respected scholarly law journals, Legal Source is the authoritative source for information on current issues, studies and trends in the legal world. The collection includes over 1,200 full-text journals and over 2.5 million records, including book reviews and case citations. Legal Source offers information centered on the discipline of law and legal topics such as criminal justice, international law, federal law, organized crime, medical law, labor & human resource law, ethics, the environment.
Provided by the Illinois State Library.
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Scholarly and popular LGBTQ+ publications in full text, plus historically important primary sources, including monographs, magazines, newspapers and videos,
Access provided by Illinois State Library.
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Literary Reference Center provides access to journals, reference works and work overviews, plot summaries, author interviews and thousands of full text poems and short stories.
Provided by the Illinois State Library.
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Newspaper Source Plus brings critical news content with ongoing updates throughout the day with its News View feature. Popular sources include: AP (Associated Press), CNN Wire, PR Wire, UPI (United Press International), and Xinhua (China).
News View also includes television and radio news transcripts from top sources including ABC News (American), ABC (Australian), CBC (Canadian), CBS News, CNBC, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, MSNBC, National Public Radio, PBS.
Provided by the Illinois State Library
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NoveList Plus is the premiere database of reading recommendations and comprehensive reader's advisory - including expert recommendations, reviews, articles, lists and more ranging across fiction and non-fiction genres.
Provided by the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois.
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Points of View Reference Center contains 450 topics, each with an overview (objective background / description), point (argument), and counterpoint (opposing argument). Each topic features a Guide to Critical Analysis which helps the reader evaluate the controversy and enhances students’ ability to read critically, develop their own perspective on the issues, and write or debate an effective argument on the topic.
Provided by the Illinois State Library.
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Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection is a comprehensive database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods. This is the world's largest full text psychology database offering full text coverage for nearly 400 journals.
Provided by the Illinois State Library.
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Provides an in-depth collection of resources covering topics such as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.
Provided by the Illinois State Library.
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Science Reference Source is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
Provided by the Illinois State Library.
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The Time Magazine Archive presents an extensive collection of the prominent weekly news magazine dating back to its first issue in March 1923 through December 2000, presented in a comprehensive cover-to-cover format.
Provided by the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois.
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